# DE21 5BL: area report for a postcode in Amber Valley

DE21 5BL is a postcode in Amber Valley.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Amber Valley. Open the map at DE21 5BL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) › [DE21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21) › [DE21 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21-5)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 75% on July. Amber Valley 015E: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4341,52.9934,DE215BL
- **Duffield, 3.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4341,52.9934,DE215BL
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4341,52.9934,DE215BL
- **1 of 48 properties in DE21 5BL at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4341,52.9934,DE215BL
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Amber Valley 015E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4341,52.9934,DE215BL
- **£233,295 average price**: For the whole of Amber Valley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4341,52.9934,DE215BL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4341,52.9934,DE215BL
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4341,52.9934,DE215BL
- **75% can get gigabit broadband at DE21 5BL**: Superfast for 87.5%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4341,52.9934,DE215BL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DE21 5BL**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4341,52.9934,DE215BL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4341,52.9934,DE215BL
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4341,52.9934,DE215BL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horsley-cofe-controlled-primary-school-e112830) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, February 2025 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holbrook School for Autism](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holbrook-school-for-autism-e146058) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [Horsley Woodhouse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horsley-woodhouse-primary-school-e146444) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kilburn Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kilburn-infant-and-nursery-school-e112577) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | – |
| [Kilburn Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kilburn-junior-school-e146471) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| July 2026 | £412,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| January 2024 | £200,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| December 2024 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 420 m |
| December 2025 | £595,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 420 m |
| February 2026 | £750,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 560 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £233,295** (July 2026). Amber Valley’s average house price was £233,295 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,756** (2025). Full-time workers living in Amber Valley earned a median of £37,756 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 149th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Amber Valley costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.6** (2025). Amber Valley has a deprivation score of 18.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 142nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Amber Valley 015E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.6** (2025). Amber Valley 015E has a deprivation score of 10.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,428th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £336,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Amber Valley 015E was £336,500 in 2025. Joint 12,626th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,533** (2021). Amber Valley 015E had 1,533 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,727th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.4%** (January 2026). In Amber Valley 015E, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DE21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DE21 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 58,109** (2021). DE21 had 58,109 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 109th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 38%** (2022). About 38% of people in DE21 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.2%** (January 2026). In DE21, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley)
- Centre: 52.9934, -1.4341

Council: [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/amber-valley): Linsey Farnsworth (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4341,52.9934,DE215BL

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